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Are single-member LLCs less secure than multi-member LLCs?

Jeff Axup Sr. Manager, Palo Alto UX Design Research Group at Bosch

December 3rd, 2013

I recently received some advice from an accountant to change my multi-member LLC to a single-member to simplify taxes (disregarded entity, can be... More

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How to do company valuation for 83(b) election?

Omer Riaz Social Entrepreneur and Management Consultant (Strategy, M&A, Operations)

May 20th, 2016

I'm joining a startup as a partner in the LLC.  The company had $70K in revenue last year, and some money has been raised at close to $1M valuation. The... More

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Why incorporate in Delaware if you just have to pay in-state taxes? When do you have to pay the in-state tax?

Julie Krafchick Digital Media Professional: Design, Marketing, Startups

February 11th, 2014

What are the reasons to set up an LLC in Delaware if you are just going to get stuck with a foreign llc tax in CA anyways? When do you have to pay... More

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Startup friendly CPA in SIlicon Valley

Monique Barbanson Founder at 3PM Revolution. MSCS Yale U. MBA UCB Haas school of business

March 28th, 2013

After looking at various options including Testflight, it's looking like the best approach to get my iPhone app tested is to get an iOS enterprise... More

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One year having a DE C corp qualified in California but still bootstrapping - tax / other filing obligations?

Stefan Broda Partner Program Manager at Atlassian

February 4th, 2014

Good Day,first of all, big thanks for the great feedback on my previous questions. This is an amazing community!I was wondering if other people are... More

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Sales Tax for SaaS services

Luis Berga Co-Founder at Music Meets Video

June 16th, 2014

Hi everyone, I was asked earlier today if I knew what the sales taxes in Texas would be for a SaaS/Cloud service and I had no idea. When I went to... More

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Question about starting out as LLC and converting to C Corp - is this issue a real problem?

Robert Stoeber Co-founder at Workglue

April 24th, 2016

Someone just raised an issue with one of my partners and I've never heard anyone else mention it before. Considering the possible implications I'm... More

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What software do you recommend for filing taxes a C-Corp?

Maria Brandt

February 11th, 2015

It is tax season, and I would like to know what software or packages other entrepreneurs use for filing their corporate taxes.... More

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Recommendation for a personal accountant in SF/Bay Area?

Jeff Axup Sr. Manager, Palo Alto UX Design Research Group at Bosch

October 29th, 2013

My current personal cpa/accountant isn't very tech-savvy and isn't up to speed on how my LLC or S-Corp will affect my personal taxes.Can anyone recommend... More

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How are amortized startup costs treated when a business is closed?

Chris Carruth VP/Director. Strategy | Business Development | Operations | Product | Solutions

July 10th, 2015

Given most startups do not work, sure someone can answer this. Question is if all costs have been amortized, i.e., not treated as cash expenses during... More

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